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January 05 2008

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A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls hung with framed banners. Many devotees in white clothes, some with orange and yellow garments, kneel and prostrate on mats across the floor, foreheads touching the ground. A tripod-mounted video camera and a handheld camera operator in white clothes stand in the centre among them. Near the back, a figure in orange robes stands by the open doorway, and a few other people are seated further away. The scene shows a group prostration in an ashram-style hall.2008-01-05March 23 20082008-03-23January 05 20082008-01-05A large indoor hall with white walls and a corrugated ceiling holds a dense crowd of devotees prostrating face-down on mats and a green carpet. Most wear white clothes with white cloth headbands tied around their heads; others wear orange, pink, and light-blue garments. A small camera on a tripod films the group. Along the top wall hang posters and banners, with colourful hanging cloth panels. A seated figure in a dark brown top and white headband sits at the far right near the front, and a few standing people are visible through the doorway at left. Several hundred people are visible, many partially obscured.2008-01-05A large hall filled with many participants in white clothing and white headbands, kneeling and bowing forward with foreheads touching the floor in a group prostration. Most are dressed in white kurtas or dhotis. A few wear other colours, including a person in a teal-blue garment near the front left. Behind them along the far wall, several large printed portraits of a long-haired figure in saffron-toned clothing hang between lattice panels. A speaker stands at the right and a balcony runs along the upper left. The scene suggests a collective devotional bow during a programme.2006-07-28A long hall with a corrugated metal roof and tall decorative pillars in red, white and blue patterns with orange tassels. Dozens of devotees, mostly wearing white clothes with white head cloths tied at the back, kneel and bow forward with their foreheads touching mats on the floor in prostration. Some wear red, pink, green or patterned garments, and several sit on folded mats while others kneel on the bare concrete. A tripod-mounted camera stands among them. Framed panels and photographs line the left wall, and a figure in white stands near the far doorway. The congregation fills the hall in rows.2008-01-07Wide view of a covered hall with a long row of devotees, mostly women in white and pastel clothes with white headbands, kneeling and bowing forward with foreheads to the mats on the floor. Many people fill the room in dense rows. At the far end, a raised platform holds a decorated deity murti framed by red drapes and a tiered shrine, with a standing figure in orange robes near the stage. A camera on a tripod faces the stage, and red and orange lanterns hang from the ceiling. Plain grey walls and windows line the sides.2008-01-05October 27 20082008-10-27A large indoor satsang hall under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful cloth banners in yellow, orange and red, each decorated with elephant motifs and yellow tassels. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on mats and rugs facing the front, mostly women and men in white clothing with saffron/orange and yellow shawls and stoles, some with vermilion and vibhuti marks. A video camera on a tripod stands at right, and a banner hangs at the front of the hall. The photo shows a large congregation attending the Shiva Sutras teaching.2008-03-03October 27 20082008-10-27A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees performing a meditation practice with hands raised to the ears in a mudra-like posture. Most wear white clothes with orange or saffron shawls, and several women have orange and yellow garments and bindi or tilak marks. A video camera on a tripod and a red plastic chair sit near the front center, with a large tent-like ceiling, hanging decorative panels with elephant motifs, and banners on the back wall. A figure in a red shawl sits at the lower center with a cluster of seated participants around them.2008-03-23A large indoor satsang hall under a white tented ceiling hung with rows of cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and orange patterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor on orange and yellow mats; many wear white clothes with orange or saffron shawls and sit with palms pressed to their ears or eyes in meditation. A few women in orange sarees and a seated figure in green and white sit in the front rows. A video camera on a tripod and a lit stage area are visible at right, and the back wall holds framed pictures and banners.2008-03-23